Liber III
vel Jugorum

0.

0. Behold the Yoke upon the neck of the
Oxen! Is it not thereby that the Field shall be ploughed?
The Yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that are
separate — Glory to Nuit and to Hadit, and to Him that
hath given us the Symbol of the Rosy Cross!

Glory unto the Lord of the Word
Abrahadabra, and Glory unto Him that hath given us the
Symbol of the Ankh, and of the Cross within the Circle!

1. Three are the Beasts wherewith thou
must plough the Field; the Unicorn, the Horse, and the
Ox. And these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is
governed by One Whip.

2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the
earths and are not easily obedient to the Man.

3. Nothing shall be said here of
Cerberus, the great Beast of Hell that is every one of
these and all of these, even as Athanasius hath
foreshadowed. For this matter1 is
not of Tiphereth without, but Tiphereth within.

I.

0. The Unicorn is speech. Man, rule thy
Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer
the Magician at the right hand gateway of the Crown?

1. Here are practices. Each may last
for a week or more.

(a) Avoid using some common word,
such as "and" or "the" or
"but"; use a paraphrase.

(b) Avoid using some letter of the
alphabet, such as "t", or "s". or
"m"; use a paraphrase.

(c) Avoid using the pronouns and
adjectives of the first person; use a paraphrase.

Of thine own ingenium devise others.

2. On each occasion that thou art
betrayed into saying that thou art sworn to avoid, cut
thyself sharply upon the writs or forearm with a razor;
even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not
the Unicorn the claws and teeth of the Lion?

3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for
a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy
daily progress in these practices, until thou art
perfectly vigilant at all times over the least word that
slippeth from thy tongue.

Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be
for ever free.

II.

0. The Horse is Action. Man, rule thine
Action. How else shalt thou master the Father, and answer
the Fool at the Left Hand Gateway of the Crown?

1. Here are practices. Each may last
for a week, or more.

(a) Avoiding lifting the left arm above the waist.

(b) Avoid crossing the legs.

Of thine own ingenium devise others.

2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into doing
that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon
the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst
beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Horse the teeth
of the Camel?

3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for
a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy
daily progress in these practices, until thou art
perfectly vigilant at all times over the least action
that slippeth from the least of thy fingers.

Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be
for ever free.

III.

0. The Ox is Thought. Man, rule thy
Thought! How else shalt thou master the Holy Spirit, and
answer the High Priestess in the Middle Gateway of the
Crown?

1. Here are practices. Each may last
for a week or more.

(a) Avoid thinking of a definite
subject and all things connected with it, and let that
subject be one which commonly occupies much of thy
thought, being frequently stimulated by sense-perceptions
or the conversation of others.

(b) By some device, such as the
changing of thy ring from one finger to another, create
in thyself two personalities, the thoughts of one being
within entirely different limits from that of the other,
the common ground being the necessities of life.2

Of thine own Ingenium devise others.

2. On each occasion that thou art
betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, cut
thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor;
even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not
the Ox the Goad of the Ploughman?

3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for
a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy
daily progress in these practices, until thou art
perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought
that ariseth in thy brain.

2. For instance, let
A be a man of strong passions, skilled in the
Holy Qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen
"reactionary" politician. Let B be a
bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with
business and family cares, an eater of meat, and
a keen progressive politician. Let no thought
proper to "A" arise when the ring is on
the "B" finger, and vice versa.

ARATRUM SECURUM

Frater —— after one week avoiding the first person. His fidelity is good; his vigilance bad. Not nearly good enough to pass.

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